Pros
As a scientist, I was thrilled to be able to teach and learn as much as I did. Working with customers was great. I can't recall another job where I learned more. Unlike most other companies in the business, Bruker strove to make their instruments scientifically valid, and avoided black-box solutions. I admired the integrity to take the scientific high road. The coworkers were all wonderful people. When mistakes were made, the course of the ship could be redirected to solve it. The expertise of coworkers was wide ranging, but strengths often matched strengths.
Cons
Management decisions were erratic and difficult to understand. Staff were overworked and underpaid. Critical product decisions were made with minimal customer input, and the ability to create a good product was heavily constrained by past hardware and software decisions. Very male dominated culture. But, perhaps most importantly, short-term always took priority over long-term.
